4th Quarter - Report

THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS for THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS

Period 4th Quarter 2011 Filed Jan 20, 2012 Signed by Christopher A. Coakley, Vice President - Legislative Affairs

Official filing
Firm
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS
Client
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS
Income
—
Expenses
$158,827
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 57 - Tonnage Tax Modification

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS A ALLEGRETTI —
JENNIFER A CARPENTER —
CHRISTOPHER COAKLEY —
LYNN M MUENCH —
MARK WRIGHT —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 57 (112th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Chicago waterways and invasive species legislation, including: HR 2432 and S 1197; HR 572, S.573, S.471, HR 892, HR 594, HR 402; Marine infrastructure legislation: S.412, S.371, S. 203, HR 503, and HR 104-Realize America's Maritime Promise Act;. HR 2830-Coast Guard Authorization; HR 563 on the Jones Act; S. 1430 Section 6 regarding U.S. vessel availability. S1783 and companion bill HR3202-the American Mariners Job Protection Act which became section 410 of HR2838; HR2360-POWER Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS A ALLEGRETTI —
JENNIFER A CARPENTER —
CHRISTOPHER COAKLEY —
LYNN M MUENCH —
MARK WRIGHT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 563 (112th), S. 371 (112th), H.R. 2432 (112th), H.R. 594 (112th), H.R. 572 (112th), H.R. 104 (112th), H.R. 892 (112th), H.R. 2830 (112th), H.R. 2838 (112th), H.R. 402 (112th), H.R. 503 (112th), H.R. 2360 (112th), S. 1430 (112th), S. 471 (112th), S. 573 (112th), H.R. 3202 (112th), S. 203 (112th), S. 412 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 1, Amendment to defund the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study; Amendment from Rep. Camp of Michigan Amendment No. 516 to close the locks on the Chicago Waterways System, S. 1197 and HR 2432; HR 2354 Energy & Water Approps on an amendment to reprogram funds within the Armys Corps; hydrological separation study amendment to HR 2112 & section 172 about U.S. vessel availablity; HR 2017 - Section 704 regarding Transportation Security Identification Credential (TWIC); S1430 Section 6

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS A ALLEGRETTI —
JENNIFER A CARPENTER —
CHRISTOPHER COAKLEY —
LYNN M MUENCH —
MARK WRIGHT —

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 2017 (112th), H.R. 2354 (112th), S. 1197 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), H.R. 2432 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Safe Port Act 2011; Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) as included in the Coast Guard Authorization act of 2010(S1194 & HR 3619); HR 1105 on TWIC; Jones Act (P.L. 66-261); TWIC amendment to HR 3011; HR3173 regarding TWIC enrollment and companion bill S.1966.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS A ALLEGRETTI —
JENNIFER A CARPENTER —
CHRISTOPHER COAKLEY —
LYNN M MUENCH —
MARK WRIGHT —

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Bills named: S. 1966 (112th), H.R. 1105 (112th), H.R. 3011 (112th), H.R. 3619 (112th), H.R. 3173 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Oil Pollution Act of 1990; Clean Water Act, including section 312 & National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program Section 402; S. 209, HR 480, HR 295; S. 183, HR 2840 The Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2011; HR 2838 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2012 particularly Title 7. HR 572 Clean Ports Act of 2011

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS A ALLEGRETTI —
JENNIFER A CARPENTER —
CHRISTOPHER COAKLEY —
LYNN M MUENCH —
MARK WRIGHT —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 183 (112th), H.R. 2840 (112th), H.R. 480 (112th), H.R. 2838 (112th), S. 209 (112th), H.R. 295 (112th), H.R. 572 (112th)

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